Topic: Lust

Can Men Write About Sex Without Sounding Like Douchebags?

Can Men Write About Sex Without Sounding Like Douchebags?

So it’s no secret around these parts that I (and all of us at The Gloss, really) like to read and write about sex. I find it an interesting subject for a variety of reasons: it can help us understand ourselves and each other, it’s often horrifying and/or funny, there is still a taboo around talking about it, you never really stop learning about sex, it can be empowering to tell your own story, I like reading other people’s personal shit…I could go on. But one thing I’ve noticed about most of the sex writing I’ve been reading these days is that the conversation seems to be dominated by people inhabiting queer and/or feminized bodies, i.e. everyone but straight, cisgender men. Why is that? More »

A Higher IQ May Mean A Higher Sex Drive

A Higher IQ May Mean A Higher Sex Drive

People with higher IQs might just have a higher sex drive than their lower-IQ having counterparts (even though those people doubtless have kindness IQs of 175). A sex toy retailer conducted a survey that found that, in England, students at Cambridge spend the most on sex toys, while students at Oxford spend the second most. Does that mean that smarter people are more into sex? More »

There’s A Pill To Make Women Want Sex More

There's A Pill To Make Women Want Sex More

Scientists are working on developing a pill to make women want sex more. To be clear, it’s not actually going to change the way you experience sex. You’re not going going to be more physically aroused or have more orgasms. You’re just going to want it more. I guess up until now, there’s been nothing but sitting around and reading Fifty Shades of Grey, so that’s nice! No one should have to sit around reading Fifty Shades of Grey. More »

Porn Stars Are Denied Bank Accounts

Porn Stars Are Denied Bank Accounts

I’ve always been told that one of the basic signifiers of adulthood is reaching an age where you do not store all of your money frantically under your mattress or in a piggy bank. You go to the bank, you open an account, you feel that you’ve grown-up. But then, I guess I do not work in the adult film industry where that, weirdly, would not be an option.  More »